Northeast legends Poythress, Reeves-Maybin buy 300 district title game tickets

West Creek advanced to its first District 10-AAA championship game in eight years and will face Northeast as the Eagles knocked off Kenwood in Saturday's boys tournament semifinal games.
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Jalen Reeves-Maybin visits with Northeast players before their game against Henry County on October 20, 2017.(Photo: Erica Brechtelsbauer/The Leaf-Chronicle)Buy Photo

In anticipation of Tuesday's District 10-AAA boys tournament championship, Northeast High students will be treated to free tickets from two famous alumni.

Former Northeast stars, Alex Poythress and Jalen Reeves-Maybin have bought 300 tickets for Tuesday's Northeast-West Creek district title game. Those tickets will be distributed to the first 300 students who show up at Eagles Gym starting at 4:30 p.m.

The tournament will start with the district consolation game between Rossview and Kenwood at 6 p.m. with the district title game to start 15 minutes after the end of the consolation.

Northeast coach John Stigall feels it could help create a larger-than-normal student section.

Tennessee linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin (21) makes a tackle as the University of Tennessee plays South Carolina in 2015. Reeves-Maybin was drafted by the Detroit Lions Saturday in the fourth round of the NFL Draft.(Photo: Larry McCormack / TENNESSEAN.com)

"I think it's cool what Alex and Jalen are doing and it's going to create a great atmosphere," Stigall said.

Reeves-Maybin was a football star, garnering All State honors as well as The Leaf-Chronicle Football Player of the Year. He played four years at Tennessee and is currently with the Detroit Lions who drafted him in the fourth round (124th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Poythress was a high school All American at Northeast who has had two stints in the NBA's G-League. He played in the final few weeks of the 2016-17 NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers and signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers last December.

Reach Prep writer George Robinson at georgerobinson@theleafchronicle.com or (931) 245-0747 and on Twitter @Cville_Sports.